NEW ORLEANS -- Estranged relatives of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to let the public see at least some of the court record from a civil case alleging Benson is in poor mental health and was manipulated into changing his succession plan for his pro sports teams.
The petition -- filed by Benson's daughter, Renee, and her children, Rita and Ryan LeBlanc -- says a lower court's decision to seal the record fails to balance the public's right of access to the courts with Tom Benson's privacy rights.